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Photographer:

Alain Jouchoux

Location of Photo:

From my home porch, near central Boulder, Colorado

Date/Time of photo:

May 16, 2024 9:30 pm MDT

Equipment:

OTA: Explore Scientific ED-80; Mount: Skywatcher EQM-35 Pro; Detector: ZWO ASI533 MC Pro; Filter: Optolong L-Quad; Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Guide Scope/StarShoot Autoguider; Acquisition Software: PHD2, ASIStudio/ASILive; Processing Software: Siril, Gimp, Topaz DeNoise

Description:

Stack of 31 light, 60 s each, gain 100. I was really surprised how bright the comet was and how clearly you could make up the nucleus on even a single 60 s integration.